Category: Destinations

Beautiful Lake Tahoe has been a long-time winter ski destination for us. We’ve been there many times and have lots of great memories visiting the Tahoe area with friends and family. The magnificent Sierra...

Standing tall in the southern end of the Cascades Mountains is the second tallest peak in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, Mount Shasta at 14,179 feet above sea level. Twenty major Volcanoes rise into the...

A mere 7,700 years ago Mount Mazama exploded. An eruption 40 times that of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption caused the mountain to collapse into itself creating a 2,100-foot caldera. Over the next...

It was May 18th, 1980 and after nearly two months of seismic activity and volcanic eruptions, much attention and caution was focused on Mount St. Helens. However, no one anticipated what would happen at...

Central Washington is a transition point from the coast and rainforests to the west and the drier and hotter valley to the east. It’s a place that you can witness three seasons all at...

Chelan is like finding that perfect girl. There’s an instant connection, a mutual attraction. It’s a feeling you know is just right. In fact, we originally had no plans to even meet. If it...

You would think a National Park that is only three hours from a major city would be a pretty popular place. To the contrary, this National Park is actually one of the least visited...

Whidbey Island is in the Puget Sound region of Washington state about 30 miles north of Seattle. We were originally just going to pass through the island on a travel day between Port Angeles...

Victoria, capital of British Columbia, sits on the southern end of Vancouver Island and was a perfect side trip while visiting Olympic National Park in Washington. The hour and a half ferry ride takes...

In the far northwestern reaches of the United States is the Olympic Peninsula, an area of diverse ecosystems spanning glaciated mountains, old-growth temperate rainforests and rugged Pacific coastline. The centerpiece of the Peninsula, covering...